I believe that Susan Kellun was the proprietor of the "poor house". This was the county welfare system of that time. Those staying in the poor house were families that were indigent or homeless for some reason. A lot of that going on after the Civil War. I may be wrong but that is what I had read somewhere previously. > > From: "btholmes" <[email protected]> > Date: 2004/06/13 Sun PM 05:52:20 EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MSATTALA] 1880 Attala Census - Center > > > In the 1880 Attala Census for Center, approximately 1680 people are listed > in the household of Susan Kellun. They seem to be in family groups. Can > anyone explain this to me? > Barbara > > > ==== MSATTALA Mailing List ==== > Have you visited the American Local History Network, Attala County web site yet? You can find it at http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ms/county/attala/ > >